Answer shape
Use the distributions before revealing any words.
Words by first letter
A18
C6
D10
E2
I3
M18
Words by length
420
513
612
78
82
92
Two-letter starts
AC13
AD1
AI3
AM1
CA5
CI1
DA3
DE5
DI1
DY1
ED2
ID1
IM2
MA13
ME3
MI2
Pangram ladder
Open one clue at a time.
Pangram 1
Length
9 letters · 16 points
First and last letters
I … Y
Letter pattern
I•••••••Y
I × 2, M × 2
Reveal Pangram — spoiler
immediacy
Complete answer list
Reveal full answers — spoiler
A 18
- acacia
- academe
- academia
- academic
- academy
- acai
- accede
- acceded
- aced
- acid
- acidic
- acidy
- acme
- added
- aide
- aided
- aimed
- amid
C 6
- caddie
- caddied
- caddy
- came
- cami
- cicada
D 10
- daddy
- dame
- dammed
- dead
- deadeye
- decade
- decay
- decayed
- diadem
- dyad
E 2
- edamame
- edema
I 3
- idea
- imam
- immediacyPangram
M 18
- macadam
- macadamia
- mace
- maced
- madam
- madame
- made
- maid
- maim
- maimed
- mama
- mamma
- mayday
- mead
- mecca
- media
- mica
- midday
How hard was this puzzle?
This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 36/100, compared with 170 available puzzles through this date.
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